Design competition for former President Mauno Koivisto's grave memorial attracted 138 proposals

At the start of January, the Prime Minister’s Office announced a design competition for the design of a grave memorial for former President of the Republic of Finland Mauno Koivisto. A total of 138 proposals were received by the closing date.

The results of the competition will be published on Monday 9 April. Prizes will be awarded for the three best designs: EUR 10,000 for the winning design, EUR 5,000 for second place and EUR 3,000 for third place.

The aim is that the grave memorial will be ready and in place at the Hietaniemi Cemetery later this year, for the date of Mauno Koivisto’s birthday, 25 November.

The judging committee, consisting of the members of the grave memorial committee, is chaired by Timo Lankinen, Permanent State Under-Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office. The members are:

• Antti Ahlava, Vice President, Professor, Aalto University
• Heikki Allonen, Master of Science, representative of Koivisto’s immediate family
• Risto Lehto, Chief of Environment and Cemeteries, Lutheran Parish Union of Helsinki
• Petri Oittinen, Chief Verger, Helsinki Cathedral Parish
• Susanna Pettersson, Museum Director, Ateneum Art Museum
• Pirjo Sanaksenaho, Associate Professor, Building Design, Aalto University

and the following professional artists appointed by the Artists' Association of Finland:

• Maija Helasvuo, sculptor
• Pasi Rauhala, artist

Sanna Helopuro, Senior Adviser for Legislative Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office, serves as committee secretary. 

Inquiries: Timo Lankinen, Permanent State Under-Secretary, tel. +358 295 160 300; and Sanna Helopuro, Senior Adviser for Legislative Affairs, tel. +358 295 160 170, Prime Minister’s Office

More information about the design competition for the grave memorial